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Sunday Cup-o-American Soccer: Too many no. 10s

Why can’t the US stop producing no. 10s? It’s a question plaguing the national consciousness as the United States has been unstoppable at producing quality creative attacking players. Yes, in truth the no. 10 is dead. Anyone with YouTube and the ability to look at a Tifo Football video knows that the classic no. 10 is a luxury player that has been replaced in the middle of the field by the Paul Pogbas and Kevin De Bruynes of the world and the wings are where creative playmaking happens. Gone are the days of enganches and trequartistas luxuriating in the attacking third waiting to pick out the perfect pass to score an artistic goal.